Monthly Archives: December 2011

New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change by Winifred Gallagher Published: 2011 by The Penguin Press Source: Received from Publisher for Review When I began reading New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change, I was expecting a diatribe about how … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful day with family and friends. My husband and I are spending a quiet day at home, but later on we will Skype with my family in Winnipeg. Ok, I … Continue reading →

I’ll admit it …. after my bad experience with Secret Santa last year I was getting a bit concerned this year when as of Saturday nothing arrived at my doorstep. But today, on returning home from running a few errands … Continue reading →

Yup, another challenge, but unlike the others I will be participating in during 2012, this for me will be a true challenge. Because I (ahem) am sadly lacking in Southern Literature. Three of the best books I read this … Continue reading →

Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Published: 2011 by Serpent’s Tail Source: Purchased at an independent bookstore Paris, 1940. Paris has fallen to the Nazis. Anyone who can leave the city does. A group of jazz musicians flee back to … Continue reading →

Another challenge for 2012! The A to Z Book Challenge is hosted at Babies,Books and Signs and I found out about it thanks to Judith at leeswammes who seems to always know where everything is in the book blogosphere … Continue reading →